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DEFINITION: n. The type of headache you get from buying too many things with your credit card. Note: Symptoms do not usually appear until the following month.v. To buy yourself a huge credit card headache.
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Penitension
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: pen-i-ten-shen
Sentence: Carol's penitension headache worsened the day her Visa statement arrived and she realized she'd have to explain the new carpet to Jim.
Etymology: penitence: to express guilt or remorse (usually to a confessor)+ tension: mental, emotional or nervous strain -- often manifested in a headache called a Tension Headache
Swipegraine
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Swipe-grain
Sentence: As soon as I made my last purchase, my cranium was throbbing with a wicked swipegraine.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
That is why I prefer to slide instead of swipe.. much easier on the noggin' - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 22:07:00
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Debtache
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: det - aik
Sentence: After her Sunday spending spree, Nancy came home with a splitting debtache. Good thing that she had purchased ten bottles of Tylenol on sale. When she received the bill, she finished off the other nine bottles.
Etymology: debt, arche, play on headache
Spendzomenia
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: spend-zoh-preh-nya
Sentence: The spendzomenia was debilitating. She had to go through resylum [asylum and rehab rolled into one] for 2 years to let her boyfriend pay for the credit.
Etymology: schizophrenia + spend so many
Billiousness
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bill eee us ness
Sentence: Her recent bout of plastic splurgery left her with billiousness and a strange empty feeling in her purse.
Etymology: bilious (nausea) bill, IOU,
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COMMENTS:
love the plastic splurgery - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 12:17:00
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Debtspondency
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: det/spawn/den/see
Sentence: His debtspondency was a direct result of acting like a debtsperado.
Etymology: debt + despondency
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COMMENTS:
Debtlightful word! - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 12:09:00
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Buynowpainlater
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: bye-now-PAYN-lay-turr
Sentence: As Alex opened the mail, he was stricken with buynowpainlater, the result of buying a diamond for a girl who broke up with him the next day.
Etymology: "buy now, pay later" + pain
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COMMENTS:
poor Alex - I'll bet she was a slimpicker too - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 12:18:00
You really have to wonder about Alex's dates sometimes. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-04: 13:53:00
Great word mpls! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-04: 14:03:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 03:40:00
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Expentorture
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: ex - pend - tore - chur
Sentence: Jonathan was subjected to painful expendtorture every month when his credit card bills arrived. It hurt his brain to contemplate how to pay for his compulsive spending.
Etymology: expenditure, torture
Comments:
Sounds debititating!
Oops, that was meant to be a comment on credache!
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James